Lynn Edward Harris was born intersex and was identified as female on a birth certificate issued in 1950. After working as an actress and model, Harris later identified as and lived as a man. The collection reveals many complexities in legal definitions of gender. It includes legal documents from Harris' successful efforts to challenge a ruling by the California Court that initially denied him the right to legally change his gender. Harris' case became a legal precedent for those wanting to change their legal sex without surgery.

Thanks to the NHPRC-supported processing project, the ONE Archives will soon make available online finding aids for its entire archival collection. We'll continue providing project updates via Libwire and share highlights from the newly processed collections.